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Asian markets end mostly higher on Wednesday

12 Aug 2026 Evaluate
Asian markets ended mostly higher on Wednesday ahead of release of US CPI report. Investors were optimistic after Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that the US and Iran are close to some sort of an arrangement and things are shaping up again in favour of a peace arrangement or a deal. Chinese markets gained as technology stocks led the recovery. Japanese markets rose as a weakening yen fuelled expectations that the Bank of Japan might implement additional interest rate hikes as early as September to counter rising import costs and inflation risks.

Asian Indices

Last Trade            

Change in Points

Change in %      

Shanghai Composite

3,946.68

12.59

0.32

Hang Seng

25,440.17

-212.65

-0.83

Jakarta Composite

6,373.85

105.97

1.66

KLSE Composite

1,741.61

10.15

0.59

Nikkei 225

67,524.06

553.84

0.83

Straits Times

5,720.75

-33.42

-0.58

KOSPI Composite

6,579.04

233.51

3.68

Taiwan Weighted

45,518.07

397.35

0.87